HAPPENTELL PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: 19 March 2026
Controller: Colosse Sàrl
Address: Rue de Lausanne 56, 1202 Genève, Switzerland
Email: admin@colosse.ch

1. The short version

We collect the data we need to run Happentell, keep it secure, improve it, and stop it turning into a spam carnival.

We do not aspire to become one of those platforms that stares into your soul, assigns you to a psychological pigeonhole, and auctions your attention to the highest bidder.

This policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you may have.

Because Happentell is based in Switzerland, our data practices should comply with the revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection. Depending on where users are located, other laws may also apply.

2. Who is responsible for your data

The controller responsible for your personal data is:

Colosse Sàrl
Rue de Lausanne 56
1202 Genève
Switzerland
admin@colosse.ch

3. What personal data we collect

Depending on how you use Happentell, we may collect:

Account and registration data

username
email address
password, stored in protected form, not plain text
invite key usage data
account status and registration history

Profile data

display name
biography
profile photo
links and optional profile fields
other information you choose to add to your profile

Content you create

posts
comments
replies
uploaded files or images
messages or interactions on the platform
reports, appeals, feedback, and support requests

Technical and usage data

IP address
browser type
device information
operating system
referring pages
log files
date and time of access
activity related to account security, abuse prevention, and service performance

Moderation and safety data

reports submitted by users
content flagged for review
enforcement history
account restrictions and abuse-related records

Cookies and similar technologies

We may use cookies, session storage, or similar tools to keep you logged in, remember preferences, understand service performance, and maintain security.

4. Why we use your data

We may use personal data to:

create and manage accounts
operate the platform
display your profile and content to other users according to your settings and the product design
authenticate users and secure accounts
detect abuse, spam, fraud, bots, and unlawful behaviour
moderate content and enforce our Terms
provide support
improve features, design, and platform stability
communicate with users about service changes, security, updates, or legal matters
prepare the transition from alpha / beta to a future live paid service
comply with legal obligations
protect our rights, users, and infrastructure

5. Legal basis or justification for processing

Where required by applicable law, we process personal data on one or more of the following grounds:

to provide the service you requested
to protect platform security and integrity
for our legitimate interests in operating and improving Happentell
to comply with legal obligations
where applicable, based on your consent

Under Swiss data protection law, processing should respect personality rights and be proportionate to the purpose.

6. Alpha / beta reality check

Happentell is currently in alpha / beta.

That means:

features are experimental
data structures may evolve
content or settings may change unexpectedly
bugs may affect visibility, access, storage, or deletion
some processes may be more manual than they will be later

We still take privacy seriously, but the service is not yet the final polished version.

The future official version of Happentell is expected to be paid, and our data practices may evolve as the service matures. If they do, we’ll update this policy.

7. What we do not aim to do

As a matter of platform philosophy, Happentell does not aim to become a behavioural manipulation engine.

In particular, we do not currently position Happentell as a platform built around:

selling personal data
behavioural advertising profiles
dark patterns designed to maximise compulsive usage
surveillance-heavy engagement design

If that ever changes in a material way, we will need to say so clearly, because sneaking that in would be rank.

8. Who we share data with

We may share personal data only where needed, including with:

hosting providers
infrastructure and security providers
analytics or technical service providers
payment providers, if and when the paid version launches
legal, regulatory, or law enforcement authorities where required
professional advisers, where reasonably necessary

We require service providers to process personal data only for appropriate purposes and with appropriate safeguards.

We do not sell your personal data in the ordinary meaning of “sell”.

9. International data transfers

Your personal data may be processed in Switzerland and, depending on our service providers, in other countries.

Where required, we will take appropriate steps to protect transferred personal data, such as contractual safeguards or use of providers operating in jurisdictions recognised as adequate or otherwise protected under applicable law.

10. Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including service operation, security, moderation, legal compliance, dispute handling, and backup integrity.

Different categories of data may be kept for different periods.

For example:

account data may be kept while your account is active
moderation and abuse records may be kept longer where needed for safety
logs may be retained for security and technical diagnostics
backups may persist for a limited period even after deletion requests

11. Your rights

Depending on where you are and which laws apply, you may have rights to:

request access to your personal data
request correction of inaccurate data
request deletion of certain data
object to certain processing
request restriction of processing
request data portability, where applicable
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
complain to a competent supervisory authority

To exercise your rights, contact us at admin@colosse.ch.

We may need to verify your identity before responding.

12. Account deletion

You may request deletion of your account.

Please note:

some content may remain visible if it has been reshared, quoted, or integrated into platform threads
some records may remain in backups, logs, moderation files, or legal archives for a limited period
deleting an account does not necessarily erase every trace instantly across all systems

That’s not us being slippery. That’s how real systems work.

13. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

That said, no internet service is perfectly secure, and no security claim worth trusting is written in all caps.

If we become aware of a serious security incident affecting your personal data, we may notify affected users and relevant authorities where required by law.

14. Children

Happentell is not intended for users under 16.

We do not knowingly allow children under 16 to use the service. If we learn that such data has been collected unlawfully, we may delete the account and associated data.

If the service becomes likely to be accessed by children, higher privacy protections and design obligations may apply.

15. EU and platform reporting issues

If Happentell is offered to users in the EU, platform-related obligations may apply concerning illegal content reporting, moderation transparency, and user safeguards. We may adapt our processes accordingly.

16. Cookies and analytics

We may use essential cookies and similar technologies to:

keep you logged in
maintain session security
remember settings
understand basic service performance
measure technical reliability and usage trends

Where non-essential cookies or analytics require consent under applicable law, we will ask for it.

17. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If the changes are material, we may notify you by email, on the platform, or through another reasonable method.

The updated version will always show the effective date.

18. Contact

For privacy questions, access requests, corrections, deletion requests, or complaints, contact: